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Who says you need to be a celebrity or an athlete to give a child a great future? Now you too can make a difference to a childs tomorrow. Take a step towards it with us. The Golden Avatar Trust works on issues related to destitute and underprivileged children and we strive to provide them with education, nutrition and shelter for a better future. Because we believe that its every childs right to have an education. You can contribute towards their future by supporting us in our efforts. And, what could be better than giving a child a better tomorrow? Come forth, Give For Education!

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We are a family of educators that love the children, value them and consider that they are important. If they were left on the street theyd find solace in drug dealing, stealing, or whatever it may be. At our school they feel that we are their family and will not consider them to be a mere number, Student #23, take your seat! We treat each student as an individual and a unique gift from God by providing a learning environment, where each student feels that they are a unique and valuable part of and that they play an essential role in the school.

(the schools founder & principal teach

Dalia Bhattacarya er)

On a mission to provide education

The Golden Avatar Trust Education initiative (GATEi) was founded in 2009 with the aim to provide high quality education to underprivileged children in the town of Navadvipa, West-Bengal, India at no cost. Our vision is to offer a far-reaching education in which students develop their strong characteristics, while providing exposure to all aspects of modern education. This includes not only first-class training but our school teaches agricultural skills and other practical living techniques, such as cooking, construction and sewing as well. In this way the students will receive a well-rounded education with aspects of arts, culture, music, dance, technology and agriculture having a place among the core curriculum of Math, Science, English, History, Physical Education and the local language. The Golden Avatar Trust aims to provide each student with a strong spiritual foundation by following the teachings set forth by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, who lived in Bengal and Orissa during the 16th century and is known as the Golden Avatar.

Situated in the heart of the sacred land, Sri Navadvip Dhama, India

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If you have the adhikar, they will come. Slowly, slowly, but I want it big many small Gurukulas (schools)!
From Srila Gurudevas last words to an aspiring Haridas with regards to the school, referring to its directors and the whole populous of students and donors worldwide.

Their very poor backgrounds

So many things are required for these students since they come for poor backgrounds they cannot provide them themselves, such as warm clothes for exercise outside in winter and especially a proper diet. How can they be fit and healthy when they are not eating properly? If we can receive some more help we would be very grateful that we can help the student in all these ways. Sudup Harijana, Teacher

Rejected from state school system

They need proper health care

They want to study in the school but a few things are very sad for the school. There are a few kids who are really, really sick. Sometimes they fainted on the floor. One kid is named Roma who often goes to hospital, and there was given pain killer injection, which was not a good treatment. I would like to get good treatment for them and some healthy things that they can have in the school and stay in the school more time. Somdeb Battacharya, Teacher

Here theyre given a second chance. Our school is taking many students from the surrounding society who were rejected from the government school but we have this small building so we are actually very limited how many we can actually take. So if we can make some arrangement for the facility in another building since we have so many on a list of perspective students from the government reject list, we wont have to turn them away because of lack of facilities. Anil Kumar Datta, Headmaster Is only served to children when we have sufficient donations. No real good nourishments; only some dried foodstuffs. Many people come here from poor backgrounds in need of things such as food and stationary and we are not always able to give. So if we could make arrangement for these things it would be very good. On the holidays we go out and sollicit donations in the surrounding areas and tell people about the school, but this does not cover our needs. This would be a great help for us. Anil Kumar Datta, Headmaster

Wholesome food

Malnourishment

About 80% of kids are suffering from health. Because they are poor they dont get nourishment, well-balanced food. Eating only one time, no vegetables, only carbohydrates. Their parents can afford only to fill their belly by giving rice, carbohydrate or potato. No vegetable, nothing. We would like to give them more good things so that they can stay here, read more, and learn more. Somdeb Battacharya, Teacher

Current facilities are very limited

Learning disabilities

A few of them are totally different from all other kids and we have to take care of them another way. For example they cant read in a general way. If you can teach them a different way they can learn. They cannot memorize things because their brain does not support but they can learn in their own way, which is the most important part. They have a learning disability because they are born to find their own way, unfortunately the state system does not understand these special souls, who have special needs. We would like to take more of these kids. Somdeb Battacharya, Teacher

But they continue to persevere. We have this very small outside area and have a strong desire to nicely decorate it and establish a murti of Srila Gurudeva in that place, so in the morning and at sunset the students can do prayer there. Anil Kumar Datta, Headmaster

One-on-one personal counseling

Teaching is not only giving instruction to them to come and read, but it is a novel thing. As a student, if you get love, you can easily get education. Education does not necessarily mean you have to be so highly educated but education means to be polite and loveable to each other. That is what I am trying to teach them and that is what they are trying to gather. Somdeb Battacharya, Teacher

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Immediate Required Funding

A. Classroom Facilities
1.
Currently the school is utilizing a space, which is really an entry hall, as a third classroom. Cost for renting the small house across the courtyard for proper classroom facility: Building renovation to make this space suitable for a classroom, a. New floor b. Electrical system c. Lights and fans Current kitchen area is too small and is practically functioning as a storage room. Cost to renovate this area for outdoor kitchen:

700 Rupees

US$ 15

2.

4,000 Rupees 500 Rupees 1,000 Rupees

US$ 87 US$ 11 US$ 22

3.

6,000 Rupees

US$ 130

B. Equipment
1. 2. 3.
One electric water pump (includes tank and sink, plumbing and installation) One water tank One double sink (currently the only source of water is a hand pump, located next to the area for study which gets water all over the area where students sit for class) One inverter A gas contract with the local government service (currently the school pays extra cost for gas since it cannot afford a government gas contract) Two cylinders 10,000 Rupees 5,000 Rupees US$ 217 US$ 108

3,000 Rupees 16,000 Rupees to 18,000 Rupees 10,800 Rupees (one-time cost) 400 Rupees (monthly gas refill)

US$ 65 US$ 347 to US$ 390 US$ 234 US$ 9

4. 5.

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C. Supplies
1. 2. 3. 4.
Water filter expenses (per 3 months) Plates and utensils racks Shoe racks Cleaning supplies 700 Rupees 2,000 Rupees 2,000 Rupees 100 Rupees US$ 15 US$ 43 US$ 43 US$ 2

D. Educational Expenses
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

In addition to the basic monthly cost of materials: 1,000 Rupees (US$22) per student
45 small writing desks (cost per one desk) Sweaters for outdoor activities during cold season Accessories for extracurricular competitions such as dance and yoga for the entire school Musical instruments Extra curricular activities such as a field trip for the entire school 600 Rupees 200 Rupees 20,000 Rupees 5,000 Rupees 4,000 Rupees US$ 13 US$ 4.5 US$ 434 US$ 108 US$ 87

E. School-based Nutritional Program

1. 2. 3.
Cost per one student for one full month Cost per all 52 students for one full month Cost per all 52 students for one full year

To offer full lunch for 52 students for a whole year will cost around $10,000.
740 Rupees 38,480 Rupees 461,760 Rupees US$ 16 US$ 839 US$ 10,067

There is clear evidence that: 1) ill health and malnutrition adversely affect education, 2) simple health and nutrition interventions delivered through education systems can improve educational outcomes, and 3) school based delivery is the most cost-effective approach. Acting on this evidence, UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank launched a multi-agency effort to promote school health programming at the World Education Forum... Donald Bundy
Lead School Health Specialist, World Bank, Washington DC, USA School Health and Nutrition Programs in Practice

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